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City guide · United States

Boston

A photograph of Boston
Photograph · Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada · CC BY 2.0

Boston was founded in 1630, and more than two-thirds of the inner city's land did not exist then — it was made by filling tidal flats, which is why Back Bay runs on a clean grid while the North End does not. The city proper is small: 125.2 km² holding 675,647 people at the 2020 census, inside a metropolitan area of 4,941,632. Its 23 neighbourhoods sit close enough that the colonial core, the harbour and the Charles River are one day on foot, and the subway is needed only to cross the water to Charlestown or Cambridge.

Practical information
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Planning a visit

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  11. November: seasonal closure recorded
  12. December: seasonal closure recorded

Top things to see

Ranked by importance — sitelinks, pageviews and heritage status, not editor preference.

  1. 4th Wall
    01 2 hours

    4th Wall

    • Notable
    • Nightlife venue
  3. 9 Dot
    03 2 hours

    9 Dot

    • Notable
    • Nightlife venue
  6. An Sibin
    06 2 hours

    An Sibin

    • Notable
    • Nightlife venue
  8. Backbar
    08 2 hours

    Backbar

    • Notable
    • Nightlife venue
  10. Barcelona
    10 2 hours

    Barcelona

    • Notable
    • Nightlife venue
  11. Bar Moxy
    11 2 hours

    Bar Moxy

    • Notable
    • Nightlife venue
  17. Bier Bar
    17 2 hours

    Bier Bar

    • Notable
    • Nightlife venue
  18. Bijou
    18 2 hours

    Bijou

    • Notable
    • Nightlife venue
  19. Bilares
    19 2 hours

    Bilares

    • Notable
    • Nightlife venue
  21. Birch Bar
    21 2 hours

    Birch Bar

    • Notable
    • Nightlife venue
  24. blend
    24 2 hours

    blend

    • Notable
    • Nightlife venue

How the city is laid out

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Getting around

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Nearby districts and related places

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Plan Boston